While looking at the overgrown parts of my vegetable garden, I felt a combination of regret and amazement. Regret because I have obviously been neglecting the garden, hence the overgrown weeds, grasses, and vegetable plants that have flowered and gone to seed. However, I was also amazed because I could still harvest quite a lot from it.
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” – John Muir
Imagine walking through a forest - the soil hugs the soles of your feet, birds chirp in the distance, and the smells of moss and morning dew fill your nostrils. Sounds nice, right? Turns out, there's a science to it.
Last weekend, I went home to visit my family. Lately, I’ve felt a change coming—a new adventure waiting for me, manifesting now only as the goose bumps riding my forearms. Knowing that I might soon find myself far from my loved ones, I went home. It rained all weekend—grey skies and even a surprise mid-May snowstorm.
I planted a sage bush last summer. It grew immensely and bloomed until winter.
I came home from work and it was gone from the rock where I planted it. My heart sank and I felt like a victim of some terrible crime. It had been replaced by some new fresh flowers...I was angry, but as I looked to the left, I saw my pretty sage bush. Snuggled into the ground, looking quite pretty and in a better place.
What about my sage bush that brought such heartache?